The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an, 2006
The title page of this copy of The Meaning of the Holy Qur’an is signed by Muhammad Ali, who frequently autographed pamphlets and other literature promoting Islam.
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Qur’an stand, 1975
Commonly found in many Black Muslim households, this Qur’an stand was owned by Imam Warith Deen Mohammed in 1975.
Qur’an acquired by Elijah Muhammad during Umrah to Mecca in 1959
In 1959, Nation of Islam (NOI) leader the Honorable Elijah Muhammad made umrah (pilgrimage outside of hajj season) to Mecca, where he acquired this Qur’an, made with wood and mother of pearl.
Ramadan 1439/2018: Black Muslims Reflect on the Qur’an – Juz’ 30
In the morning some of us will die here but we’ll remember that some of our people learned to fly when the angel of death lent them it’s wings. That’s when they were truly free.
Ramadan 1439/2018 Black Muslims Reflect on the Qu’ran – Juz’ 29
"Give Him all the glory we depend on Him for everything and He depends on us for nothing. So InshAllah it will not hurt us to remind ourselves everyday what He is doing and it is not ourselves doing."
Ramadan 1439/2018: Black Muslims Reflect on the Quran—Juz’ 28
"But Muslims should be people that call up as well as call out, and I firmly believe that we will get nothing and nowhere without the joint effort of all people of God and conscience."
Ramadan 1439/2018: Black Muslims Reflect on the Qur’an—Juz’ 27
"“Islam,” then, is in danger of becoming a repository for all manner of social injustice. Our holy men (for they are, more often than not, men), our shaykhs, our religious leaders will become instruments of hegemony rather than healing, and we will all suffer the
Ramadan 1439/2018: Black Muslims Reflect on the Qur’an – Juz’ 26
"Stinginess is sometimes overlooked within our struggling communities. Our economic power must be refocused to promote unity, reject the branding of our oppressor and encourage self sufficiency within our African American communities and throughout the African Diaspora."